# Miss World 1992 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_World_1992 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_World_1992.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_World_1992 > Source revision: 1350807895 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Beauty pageant edition Miss World 1992 Date 12 December 1992 Presenters Billy Dee Williams Jerry Hall Doreen Morris Suanne Braun Deborah Shelton Venue Sun City Entertainment Center, Sun City, South Africa Broadcaster E! SABC Entrants 83 Placements 10 Debuts Croatia Russia Slovenia Ukraine Withdrawals Antigua and Barbuda Belize Ghana Honduras Kenya Peru Yugoslavia Returns Bermuda Canada Hong Kong Seychelles Sri Lanka Uganda Zambia Winner Julia Kourotchkina Russia Personality Ana María Johanis Iglesias Guatemala Best National Costume Nina Khilji Canada Photogenic Ravit Asaf Israel ← 1991 1993 → **Miss World 1992**, the 42nd edition of the [Miss World](/source/Miss_World) pageant, was held on 12 December 1992 at the Sun City Entertainment Center in [Sun City](/source/Sun_City_(South_Africa)), South Africa. The winner was Julia Kourotchkina from [Russia](/source/Russia).[1][2] She was crowned by [Miss World 1991](/source/Miss_World_1991), [Ninibeth Leal](/source/Ninibeth_Leal) of [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela). ## Selection of participants ### Replacements Marina Benipayo was a last minute replacement for original representative Marilen Espino who had to withdraw due to an illness just days before her departure.[3][4] ### Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals This edition marked the debut of Croatia, Russia, Slovenia and Ukraine and the return of Zambia, which last competed in [1974](/source/Miss_World_1974), Seychelles last competed in [1975](/source/Miss_World_1975), Bermuda and Uganda last competed in [1989](/source/Miss_World_1989) and Canada, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka last competed in [1990](/source/Miss_World_1990). Antigua and Barbuda, Ghana, Kenya and Yugoslavia, withdrew from the competition. Melanie Smith of Belize withdrew from the competition due to lack of Sponsorship. She went to [Miss Universe 1993](/source/Miss_Universe_1993) instead. Likewise, Yanina Elizabeth Fajardo of Honduras withdrew from the competition due to lack of Sponsorship. She went to Miss Asia Pacific Quest 1992 instead. Ingrid Yrivarren of Peru was supposed to compete but withdrew due to visa problems and for some disagreements under her contract with [Miss Peru Organization](/source/Miss_Peru). ## Results Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1992[1][5] ### Placements Placement Contestant Miss World 1992 Russia – Julia Kourotchkina 1st Runner-up United Kingdom – Claire Elizabeth Smith 2nd Runner-up Venezuela – Francis Gago Top 5 Poland – Ewa Wachowicz South Africa – Amy Kleinhans Top 10 Bahamas – Jody Barbara Weech Denmark – Anja Hende Brond Finland – Petra Enrika von Hellens Israel – Ravit Asaf United States – Sharon Flynn Belden ### Continental Queens of Beauty Continental Group Contestant Africa South Africa – Amy Kleinhans Americas Venezuela – Francis Gago Asia & Oceania Thailand – Metinee Kingpayome[6] Caribbean Bahamas – Jody Barbara Weech Europe Russia – Julia Kourotchkina ## Judges - [Eric Morley](/source/Eric_Morley) - Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization - [Anthony Delon](/source/Anthony_Delon) - [Jarvis Astaire](/source/Jarvis_Astaire) - [Suzanne de Passe](/source/Suzanne_de_Passe) - [Kim Alexis](/source/Kim_Alexis) - [Mbongeni Ngema](/source/Mbongeni_Ngema) - [Gary Player](/source/Gary_Player) - [Ivana Trump](/source/Ivana_Trump) - [Yvonne Chaka Chaka](/source/Yvonne_Chaka_Chaka) - [Sidney Sheldon](/source/Sidney_Sheldon) - [Alan Whicker](/source/Alan_Whicker) - [Joan Collins](/source/Joan_Collins) ## Contestants Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Argentina Claudia Andrea Bertona 23 Cordoba Aruba Solange Noelle Nicolaas 22 Savaneta Australia Rebecca Simic 20 Sydney Austria Kerstin Kinberg 20 Graz Bahamas Jody Barbara Weech 18 Bimini Belgium Sandra Joine 23 Antwerp Bermuda Dianne Lorraine Mitchell 24 Pembroke Bolivia Verónica Pino Linale 21 Tarija Brazil Priscilla Maria Furlan 20 São Paulo British Virgin Islands Bisa Smith 17 Tortola Bulgaria Elena Draganova 17 Sofia Canada Nina Khilji 25 Toronto Cayman Islands Pamela Joanne Ebanks 19 Grand Cayman Chile Paula Maite Caballero Fernández 22 Santiago Colombia Wguerddy Alejandra Oviedo Vargas 20 Santa Fe de Bogotá Costa Rica Marisol Soto Alarcón 19 San Jose Croatia Elena Šuran 21 Rovinj Curaçao Cristina Bakhuis 20 Willemstad Cyprus Maria Kountouris 19 Nicosia Czechoslovakia Gabriela Harsanyová 21 Košice Denmark Anja Hende Brond 20 Aalborg Dominican Republic Gina María Rojas Mañón 21 Concepción de La Vega Ecuador Stephanie Krumholz de Menezes 18 Guayaquil El Salvador Raquel Cristina Durán 18 San Salvador Finland Petra Enrika von Hellens 19 Turku France Linda Hardy 19 Nantes Germany Carina Jope 21 Frankfurt Gibraltar Michelle Torres 17 Alameda Estate Greece Evgenia Paschalidi 20 Athens Greenland Laali Lyberth 18 Nuuk Guam Michelle Cruz 20 Santa Rita Guatemala Ana María Johanis Iglesias 22 Guatemala City Holland Gabrielle van Nimwegen 21 Stoutenburg Hong Kong Patsy Lau Yan-ling 23 New Territories Hungary Bernadette Papp 19 Balatonalmádi Iceland María Rún Hafliðadóttir 20 Reykjavík India Celine Shyla Lopez 23 Bengaluru Ireland Sharon Ellis 22 Cork Israel Ravit Asaf 18 Lehavim Italy Paola Irrera 19 Messina Jamaica Julie Anne Bradford Houghton 23 Kingston Japan Kaoru Kikuchi 17 Tokyo Latvia Zane Vaļicka[7] 19 Cēsis Lebanon Nicole Bardawil 20 Keserwan Macau Ho Lok-I 22 Macau Malaysia Fazira Wan Chek 18 Kuala Lumpur Malta Noelene Micallef 19 Fgura Mauritius Sarasvadee Rengassamy 23 Port Louis Mexico Carmen Lucía Lehman Fernández 22 Mérida Namibia Linda Sharon Schulz 19 Windhoek New Zealand Karly Kinnaird[8] 19 Otago Nigeria Sandra Guenefred Petgrave 20 Lagos Norway Kjersti Brakestad 19 Oslo Panama Michelle Marie Harrington Hasbún 19 Panama City Paraguay Lourdes Magdalena Zaracho 18 Asunción Philippines Marina Pura Santos Benipayo 24 Manila Poland Ewa Wachowicz 22 Kraków Portugal Fernanda Manuela Santos 20 Lisbon Puerto Rico Lianabel Rosario Centeno 21 Trujillo Alto Romania Camelia Ilie 19 Bucharest Russia Julia Kourotchkina 18 Shcherbinka Seychelles Myrna Chantal Hoareau 22 La Digue Singapore Jennifer Wong 20 Singapore Slovenia Natasa Abram 17 Koper South Africa Amy Kleinhans 24 Cape Town South Korea[a] Lee Mi-young 23 Seoul Spain Samantha Torres Waldron 19 Ibiza Sri Lanka Ishara Abelashini Makolange 18 Colombo Swaziland Candy Litchfield 18 Mbabane Sweden Ulrika Johansson 25 Trollhättan Switzerland Valerie Bovard 21 La Tour-de-Peilz Taiwan[b] Cheng Wei-wei 24 Taipei Thailand Metinee Kingpayome[6] 20 Bangkok Trinidad and Tobago Renée Garib 20 St. Joseph Turkey Özlem Kaymaz[9] 18 Istanbul Uganda Dorothy Olga Mazoe Nampima 19 Masaka Ukraine Oksana Sabo 19 Kirovohrad United Kingdom Claire Elizabeth Smith 21 Chester United States Sharon Flynn Belden 26 Coral Gables United States Virgin Islands[c] Leah LaTasha Webster 19 St. Thomas Uruguay Leonora Irene Dibueno Fenocchi 25 Montevideo Venezuela Francis Gago 19 Maturín Zambia Elizabeth Mwanza 21 Lusaka ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** competed as Korea 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Also known as the [Republic of China](/source/Republic_of_China) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** competed as American Virgin Islands ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-google.com_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-google.com_1-1) ["The Milwaukee Sentinel"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19930510&id=rJRQAAAAIBAJ&pg=2162,2544608&hl=en). 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Retrieved 29 April 2025. v t e Miss World Editions 1950s 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020s 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Related Titleholders Runners-up and finalists Editions Countries Beauty with a Purpose v t e Miss World 1992 national titleholders Linda Hardy Zane Vaļicka Erra Fazira Julia Kourotchkina Amy Kleinhans Metinee Kingpayome Claire Elizabeth Smith Francis Gago --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Miss World 1992](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_World_1992) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_World_1992?action=history)). 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